Bounou, Diop the heroes as Morocco come back, outlast Netherlands in penalties to reach World Cup Round of 16

A tension-filled end to a wildly-entertaining second day of Round of 32 play at the 2026 World Cup saw Morocco come back to beat the Netherlands after penalties in Monterrey, Mexico, on Monday. MORE — Paraguay survive wild batch of penalties, oust Germany Cody Gakpo's second half goal looked set to be a poignant winner after tragedy struck his family this month but was answered by Fulham's Issa Diop in stoppage time and 30 minutes of extra time could not divide these foes. Morocco advance to play Canada in Houston on July 4 for a very red Round of 16 affair. ¡ISSA DIOP AL RESCATE DE MARRUECOS! El defensa remata de cabeza y empata el partido en los últimos minutos. pic.twitter.com/Mcua8ALLD2 — Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 30, 2026 Posts and crossbars rung in Morocco’s defeat of Netherlands Second-half sub Teun Koopmeiners went first and squeezed his hard shot inside the right post, and Morocco blinked with their first attempt as Neil El Aynaoui slapped the cross bar. Justin Kluivert was next and went for the opposite side as his teammate but clipped the outside of the post. And so Soufiane Rahimi restored level terms when his shot was partially blocked by Bart Verbruggen only to squirt under him to be knocked over the line by his unwitting heel. Wout Weghorst was next, and the ex-Burnley man rocketed his effort past a correct-reading Yassine Bounou. Sunderland's Chelmsdine Talbi was next and his classy shot beat Verbruggen for 2-2. Quinten Timber then yanked his shot wide of the left post to give Morocco the advantage. Achraf Hakimi then smashed the post. Crysencio Summerville was next and the man who set up Gakpo's goal was denied by the left hand of a side-stepping Bounou. Ismael Saibari did not miss and Morocco advanced past the Dutch. ¡MARRUECOS NO BAJA LA GUARDIA! Summerville es atajado en la línea por Bono. Sigue la Copa Mundial de la FIFA 2026 por Telemundo y Peacock #MundialTelemundo #Somos26 #FIFAWorldCup #PaísesBajosVsMarruecos pic.twitter.com/Xk9JrvixCE — Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) June 30, 2026